Mometasone 50mcg Nasal Spray

Mometasone furoate Nasal Spray is the generic version of Nasonex.

It contains the same corticosteroid, mometasone. When mometasone furoate is sprayed into the nose, it can help to relieve inflammation, sneezing, itching and a blocked-up or runny nose.

What is Mometasone furoate Nasal Spray used for?

Hay fever and perennial rhinitis Mometasone furoate Nasal Spray is used to treat the symptoms of hay fever (also called seasonal allergic rhinitis) and perennial rhinitis in adults and children aged 3 and older.

Mometasone furoate Nasal Spray reduces the swelling and irritation in your nose and thereby relieves sneezing, itching and a blocked-up or runny nose caused by hay fever or perennial rhinitis.

It is recommended that you start using the nasal spray in advance of the hay fever season and continue to use it throughout.

The usual dose is ONE spray into each nostril once a day.

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):

• Headache
• Sneezing
• Nose bleeds occurred very commonly in people with nasal polyps. (Two sprays in each nostril twice a day).
• Sore nose or throat
• Ulcers in the nose
• Respiratory tract infection

Find out more on the patient information leaflet

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in the above description and patient information leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for “MHRA yellowcard” in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.